O'Rourke may challenge Cornyn in 2020 Senate race

The Hill:
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said Tuesday that he is considering another Senate bid in Texas in addition to mulling a possible presidential bid.

"I'm trying to figure out how I can best serve this country — where I can do the greatest good for the United States of America. So, yeah, I'm thinking through that and it, you know, may involve running for the presidency. It may involve something else," O'Rourke said, according to CNN, after being asked if he's considering challenging Sen. John Cornyn(R-Texas) in 2020.

O'Rourke was narrowly defeated by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in his 2018 bid for the Senate.

He has been courted by some Democrats to run again for the Senate. O'Rourke also met recently with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to discuss a possible Senate bid in 2020, according to Politico.
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Some have also encouraged O'Rourke to run for President.  I think he would have a difficult time defeating Cornyn in 2020.  In 2018 against Cruz he was able to fundraise nationally and a lot of that money will be going to candidates facing off with Trump in a Presidential election year.  He has also been exposed on his open borders policies which are nonsensical including tearing down existing barriers.

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